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Anyone experience regional recurrence of stage 1 ER+ BC < 5 years?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jan 25 10:18am | Replies (28)Comment receiving replies
I am very happy you received MRI - is this part of your surveillance? I had lumpectomy for 2 cm ILC and finished radiation Feb 2023 and on Letrozole. At 57 yrs old I asked to have 6 months alternating mammo , MRI as very dense breasts. My onco at Dana Farber was very difficult and pretty much fought me on the request!
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Yes it is part of my treatment plan because I have a CHEK2 mutation. I had a 3D mammogram that did not pick up my tumor. Only the MRI did. We caught it so early, it meant my overall treatment regimen wasn't as harsh as it could have been.
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After my second follow-up 3D mammogram at Moffitt in Tampa I also asked about getting an MRI done on the next visit and was told it wasn’t needed. The NP assured me that their equipment would spot the smallest growth. I’m not totally convinced after reading testimonials from others about how their cancer didn’t show up on mammogram.